No, really, I couldn't

A good but very busy week

Work
Horrifically busy at work leading up to Thursday, when the latest figures on teenage conceptions were published. Luckily the frenetic pace knocked off a bit after that.

Where I went
Well, I haven't been to very many places other than work and by metal clay class this week, but that's fine because the last couple of weeks have been very hectic. Today we went to Sidcup Place - a restaurant at (you'll never guess) Sidcup - and I completely stuffed my face with all manner of good things.

What I made
Much of the week has been devoted to making a leaving present for an old colleague. I decided to make a silver pendant using my new metal clay skills so over the course of the week I made, fired and polished a stippled silver disc pendant, and the strung the pendant on a double length of beading thread using a mix of black, whit, silver and grey seed beads with clear, black and grey 4mm fire-polished faceted beads occurring randomly along the strands, and finished the piece with a silver coloured toggle clasp.

In metal clay class on Thursday we finished the syringed shape from last week's class in the kiln, and then polished it in the barrel polisher, but it didn't come out particularly shiny.

I also worked on the crocheted lattice scarf, the floral filigree beaded scarf and the black heart cuff. Bead magazine have decided to prepare an e-newsletter and it was gratifying to see that my forthcoming project was mentioned in the newsletter.

What I read
I'm still reading the "Short Life and Long Times of Mrs Beeton", a journalist who died following childbirth when she was 28. I'm enjoying the book. I don't think the book really gets to grips with her and her character, but its fascinating to read about the world of magazine publishing in Victorian England.

What I learned this week
That quite a lot of people hold extremely strong views on the subject of teenage pregnancy - and some hold quite disturbing views on what should be done about it.